•   This Act establishes the National Sports Tribunal. It has an Anti - Doping Division, a General Division and an Appeals Division. It consists of members appointed by the Minister.

•   The Anti - Doping Division and the anti - doping matters dealt with in the Appeals Division rely on the Commonwealth's legislative power to give effect to the International Convention Against Doping in Sport .

•   The General Division and the other matters dealt with in the Appeals Division only cover sporting disputes that the Commonwealth has constitutional power to regulate.

•   In the Anti - Doping Division, persons may apply to the Tribunal for arbitration of certain disputes relating to anti - doping policies of sporting bodies.

•   In the General Division, persons may apply to the Tribunal for arbitration of certain disputes if:

  (a)   those persons are bound by a constituent document covering a sporting body; and

  (b)   the document permits the dispute to be heard in the General Division or the persons who are in dispute agree to refer the dispute to the Tribunal.

•   If an application for arbitration of a dispute is made, the Tribunal is to arbitrate the dispute and to make a written determination in relation to the dispute.

•   In the General Division, persons may also apply to the Tribunal for mediation, conciliation or case appraisal of certain disputes if:

  (a)   those persons are bound by a constituent document covering a sporting body; and

  (b)   the persons who are in dispute agree to refer the dispute to the Tribunal.

•   A party to an arbitration or certain other persons or bodies may appeal to the Appeals Division from a determination made in an arbitration conducted in the Anti - Doping Division or General Division. In certain circumstances, a person may appeal to the Appeals Division from a sporting body's decision or a sporting tribunal's decision in relation to certain disputes.

•   There is a Chief Executive Officer of the Tribunal. The CEO is to manage the administration and operation of the Tribunal.